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A genome-wide association study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that patients with blood type A are at increased risk for COVID-19-induced respiratory failure than other blood groups. Researchers … Read More
Outpatient exposure to oral azithromycin was associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular death soon after exposure, according to a JAMA Network Open study. Supported by the drugmaker, researchers retrospectively compared … Read More
When the wife of a severely ill patient with COVID-19 is told she can’t visit him, her anger quickly gives way to pleading — “What if I only spent … Read More
Dexamethasone is associated with reduced mortality risk among patients with severe COVID-19, making it the first drug to show such an effect, according to a statement by trial investigators … Read More
The FDA is warning that remdesivir shouldn’t be used alongside hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine as it may result in lower antiviral activity for remdesivir. The announcement was based on lab … Read More
About 1 in 10 people in Geneva, Switzerland, have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, researchers report in The Lancet. Nearly 2800 people underwent antibody testing between early April and early May. Using … Read More
The majority of patients who are asymptomatic when they test positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection will remain asymptomatic, according to findings reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. Of … Read More
A modeling study found that when face masks were used all of the time in public settings, the effective reproductive number of SARS-CoV-2 fell below 1. Even when the … Read More
Some 12% of patients with COVID-19 have gastrointestinal symptoms, finds a meta-analysis in JAMA Network Open. Researchers analyzed 29 published and preprint studies that included 4800 patients. Roughly 7% of patients … Read More
A study in The BMJ highlights the efficacy of personal protective equipment (PPE) in limiting transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to healthcare workers. The study included 420 doctors and nurses who went to … Read More